Woah that was close ! - Page 2

TLAM Strike · 11-12-09, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

got lucky this time... of course it was only "23 feet across and wouldnt have dented the surface [of the earth]"

"Size matters not..." to quote a Jedi Master, Its the mass thats the killer. And as mass increases with velocity, you got to really worry about ones traveling ultra fast.

Its called Robisons 1st law...
http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/rocket3a.html

So if a few grams of stray Neutronum smack in to Earth at .001c good bye.

SteamWake · 11-12-09, 03:47 PM

Also the composition of the asteroid.

Some are just like a big foamy brick, kind of like lava rock. Not much substance and kind of light.

Others are quite dense indeed like solid nickle or iron.

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